Context: Asia-Pacific will represent the largest share of retail and retail ecommerce sales worldwide, largely driven by consumer spending in China. This year, total retail sales in the region will hit $9.254 trillion, of which ecommerce will represent 14.7%.

Context: eMarketer estimates worldwide digital travel sales will grow by 11.7% in 2017 to $612.91 billion. Asia-Pacific will become the world’s largest digital travel market in terms of sales, surpassing North America for the first time.

Context: This report provides an overview of mobile phone usage, including user penetration rates, the leading mobile manufacturers and operating systems, as well as the state of access technology in 35 countries.

Context: This report provides an overview of retail and ecommerce trends in six markets in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It also includes barriers that are challenging further ecommerce growth in the region.

Context: In 2016, nearly 47% of the world’s population will use the internet regularly, while one-third will go online via mobile phone. The growing mobile internet user base will drive overall internet adoption, especially in emerging markets.

Context: Paid media ad spending worldwide will climb to $542.55 billion in 2016. Outlays on digital formats—desktop/laptop, mobile and other internet-connected devices—will make up over one-third of the total, with mobile representing half of that figure.

Context: Internet users in Southeast Asia are avid social networkers. Led by Indonesia, social networking penetration among internet users in each of the region’s six largest economies will end 2015 above 72%, rates higher than in many countries perceived as more digitally advanced.

Context: eMarketer estimates that 1.40 billion consumers worldwide will use a mobile messaging app in 2015, up 31.6% over last year. The race for revenue is about to heat up, with two global leaders and five monetization models in play.

Context: A look at the global ecommerce landscape reveals that although some US players have seen success overseas, individual markets show a great deal of variety in the platforms that are most in use.

Context: Approximately 2.38 billion people worldwide will watch digital videos in 2018. Among those viewers, 1.87 billion will use a mobile phone to watch video and 1.58 billion will consume video via YouTube.

Context: eMarketer estimates retail ecommerce sales will hit $2.290 trillion this year, making up 10.1% of global retails sales. Three out of five internet users worldwide will make at least one digital purchase in 2017.

Context: Social network users worldwide will total 2.46 billion in 2017. One-third of the global population will log on to a social network regularly this year, and 81.8% will use a mobile device to access these platforms.

Context: Paid media ad expenditures worldwide will rise 7.3% to $583.91 billion in 2017. Spending on digital—desktop/laptop, mobile and other internet-connected devices—will represent 38.3% of the total, while mobile will account for 63.3% of digital.

Context: Global advertising spend will rise 7.2% in 2016 to $550.51 billion. More than one-third of all spending will go toward digital formats, including ads on desktop/laptop, mobile and other internet-connected devices.

Context: eMarketer estimates 1.62 billion people worldwide will make at least one purchase digitally in 2016. Retail ecommerce sales will total $1.915 trillion worldwide this year, making up 8.7% of global retail sales.

Context: Social network users worldwide will reach 2.34 billion in 2016. Nearly one-third of the global population will use a social network this year, and over 80% them will utilize a mobile phone to access these platforms.